We began our day with sensory diets, play, and the St. Jude's Christmas Concert! Sensory diets are so important for regulation, auditory processing skills, teamwork, social skills, sportsmanship, motor planning, body mapping, sequencing, gross motor skills, proprioception skills, vestibular and bilateral movements, and balance and coordination.Play is great for creativity, language arts and complex communication skills, abstract thinking, problem solving skills, inquiry and mathematics skills, role-play and drama, fine motor skills, teamwork, and social skills.
Here is Mr. Jordan handing out his Christmas cards to all of our friends! : )
SJA Christmas Concert
We had a celebrity sighting! The dazzling Ms. Elizabeth was performing a hit song!
"He's a mean one, Mr. Grinch!"
During recess we had some fun tobogganing with our friends!
In gym class we started off by playing our Ghostbuster Awesomeness game, followed by Stuck In The Mud and Dodgeball! It was so much fun and everyone demonstrated teamwork, social skills, social problem solving skills, sportsmanship, motor planning, body mapping, sequencing, gross motor skills, proprioception skills, vestibular and bilateral movements, and balance and coordination.
In the afternoon we got together as a whole school to participate in our Polar Express themed fiesta! Everyone displayed fine and gross motor skills, creative art skills, bilateral movements, body mapping and awareness, visual spatial skills, turn taking, abstract thinking, symbolic thought, two way communication, and social skills with varying levels of support.
The Polar Express Drama Story- language arts, creativity, drama and role play, reading, and auditory processing.
Team Train Building- team work, turn taking, oral and complex communication, abstract and symbolic thinking, fine and gross motor skills, visual spatial skills, body mapping and planning, and math skills!
Toss the Coal- hand-eye coordination, team work, sportsmanship, gross motor skills, social skills and math skills.
Hot Chocolate Station- independance and life skills, science and math skills, and deliciousness!
At the end of the day we engaged in some fun outdoor snow fun! What a tremendous day and a big thank you to Ms. Stephanie for organizing some great activities!
Have a great evening everyone! : )
TOMORROW IS OUR TEA PARTY AND RED & GREEN DAY. IT BEGINS AT 1:00 P.M. AND GOES UNTIL 3:00 P.M. THIS IS A OAKWOOD ACADEMY FUNDRAISER AND THERE WILL BE EXTRA GOODIES TO PURCHASE TO HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR RESOURCES AND SENSORY EQUIPMENT! THANK YOU KINDLY AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE THERE! : )
HOMEWORK:
I have sent home a package of worksheets relating to Math and Language Arts for students to complete at their own leisure during the holidays. This is not mandatory, nor do they need to be submitted after the Christmas break, but I would like to see some of the work on how their Christmas went! If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Mr. Jacob : )
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